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02 January 2018

Nutriad hosts layer and swine technical forum in Indonesia
Belgium headquartered feed additives producer NUTRIAD hosted a technical seminar on alternatives for Antibiotic Growth Promoter Alternatives for the National Layer Farmers Association (Pinsar Petilur Nasional)...

07 June 2017

Nutriad Rolls Out Program On Alternative To AGP Use At Indolivestock, Surabaya, Indonesia
The 12th Indonesia's No.1 Livestock, Feed, Dairy, and Fisheries Industry Show in Indonesia - INDO LIVESTOCK 2017 Expo & Forum, May 17 – 19, 2017...

09 May 2017

Indonesian Event Showcases US Beef, Pork’s Advantages
INDONESIA - Continuing its work to set US beef and pork apart in an increasingly competitive Indonesian market, USMEF showcased products, offered tasting samples and hosted a US meat barbecue reception...

30 November 2016

Nutriad Presents Digestive Performance and Mycotoxin Management in Medan
INDONESIA - Multinational feed additives producer Nutriad, through its distributor in Indonesia Kalbe Animal Health successfully launched their Digestive Performance products ADIMIX® (ADIMIX® Precision...

03 August 2016

Nutriad Targeting Growth in Indonesia
INDONESIA - Indolivestock, which is one of the largest livestock tradeshows in the region, was held in Jakarta from 27-29 July 2016. For the first time species specific elements were incorporated; Indo...

12 April 2016

Fewer Than 250 Mature Bawean Warty Pigs Remain in Existence
INDONESIA - A new study has found that the rare Bawean warty pig, which is only found on Bawean island in Indonesia, is endangered, with only 250 mature adults remaining. ...

16 September 2015

Nutreco Opens New Indonesian Animal Nutrition Plant
INDONESIA - Nutreco continues its commitment to growth and investment in Asia with the opening of a new animal nutrition plant in East Java, Indonesia and the completion of the upgrade of its animal nutrition...

02 April 2015

Survey of Indonesian Pig Farmers Reveals Need for Training
INDONESIA - Results of a survey of pig farming in the east of the country reveal a need for better education of farmers, particularly on pig disease and biosecurity....

24 July 2014

Indonesia Plays Pivotal Role in Tanzanian Agriculture
INDONESIA - Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives Mr Christopher Chiza in Inauguration of Big Result Now of the Vision 25 which held in Morogoro, Saturday 12 July said Indonesia plays...

13 April 2012

Feed Company Merger in Prospect in Indonesia
INDONESIA - Two producers of animal feed and processed foods, PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk (JPFA) and PT Multibreeder Adirama Indonesia Tbk (Mbai), have agreed to merge....

18 February 2010

Indonesia Lifts Ten-Month Ban on Pork Imports
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Indonesia has lifted a temporary ban on imports of pork and its by-products after they were ruled out being the source of human H1N1 flu. ...

27 November 2009

H1N1 Flu Detected in Indonesian Pigs
INDONESIA - The veterinary authority has announced that the influenza A H1N1 virus has been found in pigs on an island off Sumatra....

08 June 2009

Decreasing Pork Price Causes Deflation
INDONESIA - The decreasing price of pork is believed to be the primary factor behind a 0.17 per cent deflation experienced by Denpasar in May....

02 June 2009

Pork Found in Beef Products, Reports BPOM
INDONESIA - The food and drug supervising agency (BPOM) has found traces of pork in sampled meat products from traditional markets and supermarkets in Bandung and Jakarta....

29 April 2009

Indonesia Will not Ban Pork Derivative Products
JAKARTA - Indonesia will not ban pork derivative products because they were already processed to guarantee their safety, the private news portal detikcom quoted a minister as saying on earlier today. ...

17 April 2009

Pork in Halal Products Considered Public Deception
INDONESIA - In what was seen as a blow for the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), several meat products circulating in the market were found to contain pork, despite bearing halal labels....

18 March 2009

Tens of Thousands of Pigs Butchered for Galungan
INDONESIA - Balinese Hindus butchered more than 22,000 pigs yesterday, one day ahead of the Galungan religious festival, according to the Bali Animal Husbandry Agency....

12 January 2009

Pork Import Proposal Faces Rejection
INDONESIA - The Bali provincial administration turned down a proposal by a canned-foods company in Bali for the company to import pork from foreign countries. ...

27 December 2007

Government Focus Wrong - Not Cutting Poverty
INDONESIA - A group of economists has criticized the government for failing to implement an effective and pro-poor economic policy despite improving the country's macro economic situation. ...

11 October 2006

Bird flu crossing to pigs on Bali an 'old isolated case'
INDONESIA - The H5N1 bird flu virus has infected pigs on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, a senior Agriculture Ministry official said yesterday. ...

09 October 2006

Bird Flu Virus Infects Pigs in Bali
BALI - The Team of Veterinary Faculty at Udayana University found evidence that avian influenze (AI) virus has infected pigs in Bali. Wider scale research is now in the process. ...

12 September 2006

San Miguel to put up hitech feed mill in Manado
INDONESIA - Food and agribusiness giant San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is reportedly planning to establish a modern feed mill in Manado, Indonesia in a bid to produce cheaper feed products for Mindanao's...

19 May 2006

Indonesian pigs test negative for bird flu
INDONESIA - Fresh tests on pigs from Indonesia's Sumatra island, where five people have been confirmed infected with bird flu, did not show any trace of the H5N1 virus, a senior government official said...

18 May 2006

Tests show Sumatra pigs carry bird flu virus
SUMATRA - Pigs have tested positive for bird flu in the same village on Indonesia's Sumatra island where five people have been confirmed infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus, a minister said on...

Swine H5 Antibodies Found in Karo Indonesia
INDONESIA - Ten of 11 pigs in the district where the infected people lived were found to have avian flu antibodies in their blood, Apriantono told reporters in Jakarta today. ...